Win: Ruben Johns (4-0) Loss: Ralph Kimmick (1-3)
Save: Luis Brown (7)
Inning: 1 Houston Ruben Johns pitching. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Jack Miller strikes out. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Schlotz advances to second on the play. Manny Bober walks. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ralph Kimmick pitching. Gerald Taylor flies out to the left fielder. John Nixon doubles to left field. John Booe walks. Mike Rawley singles to right field. John Nixon scores. John Booe advances to third on the hit. Bob Timmons doubles to center field. John Booe scores. Mike Rawley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Hal Haynes singles to center field. Bob Timmons scores. Joe Meusel singles to center field. Hal Haynes advances to third on the hit. Dave Kilroy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Shuzo Akamatsu pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Locke singles to right field. Joe Colbert walks. Ralph Kimmick fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ralph Kimmick strikes out. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ruben Johns grounds out to the second baseman. Gerald Taylor bunts for a base hit. John Nixon lines out to the shortstop. John Booe singles to right field. Gerald Taylor advances to third on the hit. Mike Rawley hits a home run. Gerald Taylor scores. John Booe scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Timmons singles to center field. Hal Haynes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Timmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Miller flies out to the right fielder. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman. Manny Bober walks. Al Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Meusel strikes out. Dave Kilroy grounds out to the pitcher. Ruben Johns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Shuzo Akamatsu flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Locke hits a home run. Joe Colbert strikes out. Chuck Watson reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Booe. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor singles to left field. John Nixon grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gerald Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Booe doubles to center field. John Nixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Rawley hits a home run. John Booe scores. Brant McGlinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Timmons flies out to the left fielder. Hal Haynes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Chiwitt reached on a fielding error by John Booe. Manny Bober hits a home run. Shane Chiwitt scores. Al Womack strikes out. Shuzo Akamatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe Meusel singles to left field. Joe Meusel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Kilroy grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Johns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Locke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Brant McGlinton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor singles past the second baseman. John Nixon walks. John Booe strikes out. Mike Rawley singles to right field. Gerald Taylor scores. John Nixon advances to third on the hit. Bob Timmons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Schlotz strikes out. Jack Miller flies out to the center fielder. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hal Haynes singles to left field. Bill Amaral comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Meusel pops out to the catcher. Dave Kilroy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Haynes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ruben Johns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Manny Bober strikes out. Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Boog Shoffner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shuzo Akamatsu pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor strikes out. John Nixon walks. John Booe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Nixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Rawley walks. Jim Bork is pinch hitting for Bob Timmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bork strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Locke singles to left field. Joe Colbert singles to left field. Mike Letto is pinch hitting for Bill Amaral. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Letto singles to right field. Bob Schlotz walks. Charlie Locke scores. Jack Miller singles to center field. Joe Colbert scores. Mike Letto scores. Luis Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Manny Bober strikes out. Al Womack walks. Shuzo Akamatsu singles to right field. Bob Schlotz scores. Charlie Locke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - John Nixon (1), John Booe (7), Bob Timmons (5).HR - Mike Rawley 2 (2).GIDP - Bob Timmons. Baserunning: CS - Joe Meusel (1). Fielding: E - John Booe 2.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Kolb improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Wotus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Day did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in range Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Griffith improves in speed Rocky Behenna did not respond to coaching in arm Glenn Corbitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Harriger improves in speed Frank Albright did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in speed